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messy clump-poop still stuck on kitty

post #1 of 7
12/17/07 at 11:27am
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I followed the advice posted on this forum to give my long-haired kitty a sanitary trim (or as I like to call it, a butt cut) to help reduce poop stuck on him. Thank you to everyone who's opined .

Also, I switched him to a hug litter box over the weekend (22" x 18" x 18") to give him more room to do his thing.

This morning, I found him with poop-clump stuck on one of his hind leg (now, the other one) again! I think he feels a bit ashamed by this as I can see the weird expression on his face when I picked him up and cleaned him (oh, the smell ). Poor little man! Plus, the clump-poop he drags around the house is taking me forever to track and clean.

Question: is he going to grow of this this phase?

Question: should I trim the hair behind his legs also? This would seem odd, but I'm up for anything at this point.

Help, help, help...
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post #2 of 7
12/17/07 at 11:44am
You are doing a great job by trying everything to help your kitty with his poo sticking problem.

We have to do a booty shave to our cat Snowball. We do the whole back end, legs too, at least get the long hairs off so the poo doesn't stick. We have a pack of baby wipes just in case he needs them.

Hopefully your kitty doesn't get poo stuck to him anymore
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post #3 of 7
12/17/07 at 3:24pm
I'm sure we've asked this before, but is his poo very soft/sticky? Healthy cat poo is usually firm and (forgive me) looks like a tootsie roll

Stan gets his regular butt cut and it helps with all but the sticky (or runny) poos.
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post #4 of 7
12/17/07 at 8:21pm
I agree, go on down the leg a bit with the cut...
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post #5 of 7
12/17/07 at 9:23pm
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solid hard, as far as I can tell. None of the sticky, gooey stuff for a while (thank goodness).

ok. I'll try the leg cut later this weekend and will come back later with an update.

thanks, y'all
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post #6 of 7
12/17/07 at 11:49pm
Yeah, I'd have them go down the legs with the shave. And your cat could possibly grow out of if. The only concern I have is if it is runny or loose and there is something else going on.
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post #7 of 7
12/18/07 at 2:43am
Well if it's solid maybe your kitty just sat funny and landed in the poop instead of walking straight off and covering it
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